The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
Southeastern Kansas Visited by q
Destructive Storm.
Houses and Trees Lsvalsd to the
GrORnd by the Gale.
The Bald Knobbsrs Indicted BY Ii
Jary at Ozark.
A Young Wife. BataAsred by ne
Drunken Husband.
A CxeIoae

southeastern Kansas which In soma
places amounted to tornado. Tit
storm extended between PleasantoI
and Miami on the Kansas City, For
Scott s. Gulf road. At Colony thu
smaller buildings were blown down Of
unroofed, and trees and fences werC
Frustrated, and it is reported that one
man was killed at Prescott, but owing
to the loss of wires the full particular
have not been learned.
ANOTHER REPORT.
The Journal special from Colony
says q cyclone struck this place at Eve
O'Clock last evening, which blew down
the Methodist church, billiard hall
Phillips livery stable and J. n.
Campbell's house and numerous
barns and outhouses were laid
farm house was blown down and Mrs.
Swingley hurt, but not fatally. "A
heavy hail storm accompanied the
cloud which passed over, leaving trees
and fences leveled to the earth.
IN VERNON COUNTY, MO.
ST. LOUIS, April ga dispatch
from Nevada, No., says: A terrific
cyclone swept over the northern part
Of this, Vernon, County last night.
About 8 o'clock the clouds were plainly
visible here, passing only about six
seemed to come down the Marmaton
River from the Kansas line, dealing
death and destruction wherever It
struck. So far as can be learned the
first place touched was in Metz Town
ship, passing through Metz, Usage,
and Blue Mound Townships. Fences,
houses, barns, and everything in the
line of the storm, which was half mile
wide, were picked up, rent into splin-
tiers, and cast down hundreds of yards
away. Trees were torn up by the
roots. Over thirty houses were destroy
ed and about fifteenn persons killed.
yet been obtained, which is as follows:
Mrs. E. Shrout, Miss Shrout, daughter
OF Mrs. Shrout, May Slower, ]. G. Hank
ms, Jonn Miller and Mrs. John Miller.
There were five members of the Miller
family, four of whom were killed.
The baby, aged two years, was
dropped in the yard and was
found unhurt. This morning parts Of
the Miller house and furniture were
found strewn over the fields for mile
from where the house formerly stood.
Reliable news has only been received
from Usage Township and it is thought
that the death roll will be Swelled to
over twenty-five. A heavy gale passed
over this city damaging the Methodist
Church and other buildings, but none
were seriously injured.
AT NEVADA, MO.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April pa brief
special to the POst-Dispatch from Ne
Vada, Mo-, says: A terrific cyclone
swept through this part of Vernon
County last evening, doing great dam:
people. Thirty houses are known to
have been destroyed and fifteen per-
sons are said to have been killed.
FOUR PERSONS KILLED.
NEVADA, Mo-, April ga heavy
storm which originated In Kansas
swept over the north and east part of
this county between 8 and o'clock.
There were four persons killed out
right and several SO dangerously
wounded that they will probably die.
The wind was preceded by hail storm
which did considerable damage. Many
Of the hail stones weighed from three
to five ounces and some of them meas
ured nine inches in circumference.
barns, leaving holes through which a
mans arm would pass with ease.
Considerable injury to stock is reported
from the hail, but SO far as learned no
persons were injured by it. The storm
entered this county a short distance
from Fort Scott, Kansas, and traversed
a distance of nearly thirty-five miles,
and left the county at point two
miles south of Schell City. The path
of the wind was from 800 to 400 yards
wide, and the track was left desOlate.
follows: The dwelling of c. F. Whit
field blown down, and his wife SER
iously, though, it is thought, not fatally
injured. Lucien Hoods dwelling, two
story frame, entirely blown away.
The family was sleeping on the first
floor and escaped with slight injuries.
Thos. KoontZ, dwelling badly injured,
though not blown down. Marion
Bross, dwelling and barn badly injured
by hail. James Humble, dwelling
destroyed. John Royee's dwelling
injured. Lewis Humble. dwelling
swept partially away. The portion
remaining caught fire and was con-
sumed. The husband and wife were
blown some distance away to receive
some bruises from piece of the siding
falling on them. Their wounds are not
serious. A house occupied by the Keith
Brothers, and their barn were badly
damaged by hail, to the amount Of
nearly one thousand dollars. Perry
Wilson's dwelling twisted from its pO-
sition by the wind and damaged by
hail. Mrs. Carry's dwelling badly
ing blown down and wife injured. A
dwelling owned by Frank Deban and
occupied by the owner, Ed. Trowe and
wife and John Fowler was
destroyed, but no one was iniur'
ed seriously. A house owned by
James Davis and occupied by Passchs,
Chaney was torn to fragments. MIR
CLANCY and wife and Mrs. Hooper and
two children were in the building. The
children were asleep and the bed il
which they were lying was carried fol
some distance and broken to pieces but
all escaped uninjured aside from few
carried away. Mr.. CLANCY was away
from home and his wife and mother
were there with three children. WheI
the storm was first heard they
ran out of the door, bn'
Mamie Slower, the 7-year-old daughtel
of Mrs. CLANCY ran back into the house
and was crushed to death in its fall
The frenZied mother pulled the man
uled remains of her child from tn,
ruins. The other members Of the fam
lily were hurt but not badly. S. Williams
not blown down. The Bend schoo
house was demolished. T. NJ. Thorn
hills residence was blown down. Tn
home Of John Miller was wrecked. Mr.
Miller was killed, an infant son wa
killed, and Mrs. Miller had a leg bro
ken in three places. She sustained 9th
er injuries and it is thought she will di
John Lemons, dwelling badly injured
Col. J. s. Nichols. dwelling DESTROYED
Frank Haworth, dwelling blown away
Jno. H2itt's, residence was blow
down. Mr.. Haiti was killed and hi
| wife stunned to insensibility. She wi
probably die. The baby was blow
some distance and badly mutilated
Some of its bones were broken. D. 6
Gibson's dwelling and barn were de-
troyed and one of their little girls ha
an arm broken. The stove fell into th
cellar and started FIRE, which de:
troyed what was left of the building
The dwelling of Mr.. Hudso
was blown down and one {
4 his sons had an ankle broker
The dwelling of Robert and Mrs. Shu
was blown away and that of Tho
Madison badly injured. The dwellin